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Offline Rockey5uk2001

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Ride Height
« on: 04 June 2013, 21:01 »
Looking at my car out of the window it does look really low. how to I check if my car has been lowered?

Offline mcgee9t2

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #1 on: 04 June 2013, 21:08 »
pull up next to a mk4 golf gti/1.6/anni/r32 which ever you have and check if theres a difference.


or jack it up and look at the suspension see if its aftermarket

Offline Rockey5uk2001

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #2 on: 04 June 2013, 21:14 »
Front of mine back of my wifes

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #3 on: 04 June 2013, 21:15 »
Yours has 15s on with smaller tyres than the balloons on the other. Yours a gti or poverty spec?

Offline Rockey5uk2001

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #4 on: 04 June 2013, 21:16 »
mines a GTI hers is a 1.6SE

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #5 on: 04 June 2013, 21:18 »
are those mk3 wheels  :shocked:

Offline Rockey5uk2001

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #6 on: 04 June 2013, 21:19 »
Yeah I know ive only had the car a week or so god knows why it has mk3 wheels was going to buy some LM BBS 17's but now I need a new water pump lol

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #7 on: 04 June 2013, 21:27 »
Gti is lower than SE from the factory, I think the rest of it is probably due to incorrect tyre size.

Offline Rockey5uk2001

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #8 on: 04 June 2013, 21:28 »
what wheels "should" it have from the factory?

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Re: Ride Height
« Reply #9 on: 04 June 2013, 21:31 »
16" Monty II's